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Anemanthele lessoniana
A semi-evergreen, clump-forming perennial grass with narrow, arching leaves becoming red-orange in autumn and bearing brown flowers in summer.
Briza media
A matt-forming evergreen grass with attractive purplish-blue-green leaves bearing wiry branches of purple bell-like flowers in abundance throughout summer.
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Overdam' (v)
A compact, tufted, clump-forming perennial grass with narrow, yellow-cream striped leaves becoming pale brown in winter.
Carex 'Ice Dance' (v)
An evergreen perennial grass with arching green leaves narrowly edged creamy white. A great ornamental plant for sunny or partially shaded areas and also good for containers.
Carex buchananii
Tufted evergreen perennial with arching orange-brown leaves, curled at their tips. From mid summer onwards, spikes of brown flowers are displayed on long stems.
Carex comans 'Frosted Curls'
A compact, evergreen grass forming a dense mound of icy green tufts. Great when planted en masse and also as a container plant on the patio.
Carex divulsa
A densely-tufted evergreen grass with arching, dark green to greyish-green leaves producing short spikes of greenish-brown flowers in summer.
Carex morrowii 'Irish Green'
A dense, clump-forming grass with bright, evergreen leaves with greenish-brown flower spikes in summer.
Carex oshimensis EVEREST ('Fiwhite' PBR) (EverColor Series) (v)
Evergreen perennial grass with narrow, arching, dark green leaves with white margins and bearing small, brown flowers in summer.
Carex remota
A native, evergreen grass forming small tussocks of bright green foliage and bearing pale yellow flowers in late summer.
Carex testacea
One of the evergreen New Zealand sedges which have many uses, providing winter and summer interest. Its narrow, arching leaves are olive-green in summer, the colour intensifying to warm coppery-orange in winter. Flowers are brown and insignificant, but their stems droop gracefully as they age.
Deschampsia cespitosa
An evergreen grass forming a tussock of narrow, dark green foliage and bearing feathery panicles of silvery purple flowers in summer. If in flower these plants will be cut down to around 30cm in height, prior to packing.
Deschampsia cespitosa 'Goldschleier'
A tuft-forming evergreen perennial with dark, bluish-green leaves. It produces golden-yellow flowers with a silvery sheen from late spring to summer that are followed by long-lasting plumes giving good autumn display
Eragrostis spectabilis
A clump-forming deciduous grass with narrow, flat leaves and bearing airy clouds of small, red-purple flowers in late summer and early autumn. In colder areas, it may benefit from some winter protection.
Festuca glauca
Evergreen perennial grass with blue-green foliage and bearing blue-green flowers in summer, tinted purple at the tips.
Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue'
A compact, ornamental grass with blue-green leaves bearing short spikes of blue-green flowers in midsummer. It looks great in Mediterranean planting schemes or growing in gravel. The colour is better the more sun the plants get.
Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola'
A clump-forming deciduous grass with narrow, arching, bright yellow leaves with green stripes, often tinged red in late autumn and early winter.
Leymus arenarius 'Blue Dune'
A wonderful grass for open, sunny sites in well-drained soils with steely blue foliage throughout the summer and straw-coloured seed heads in spring.
Liriope muscari 'Big Blue'
An evergreen perennial with strap-shaped, glossy, dark green leaves producing dense spikes of purple-blue flowers in late summer and autumn, followed by bright purple berries.
Liriope muscari 'Ingwersen'
A clump-forming, evergreen perennial with strap-shaped, glossy, dark green leaves, producing purple-flushed spikes of purple-blue flowers in late summer and into autumn.
Liriope muscari 'Monroe White'
A clump-forming, evergreen perennial with grass-like foliage and bearing spikes of long-lasting, white flowers from late summer and into autumn.
Luzula nivea
A slender, evergreen grass with hairy leaves, forming loose clumps, making a great ground cover plant throughout the year. In midsummer, it bears elegant clusters of small, white flowers which can self-seed freely, so to keep it in check, prompt deadheading is recommended.
Melica altissima 'Atropurpurea'
A deciduous, perennial grass with light green leaves producing panicles of glossy, deep purple spikelets in summer on upright stems.
Miscanthus sinensis 'Zebrinus' (v)
A large, deciduous grass producing long, arching green leaves with wide bands of pale creamy yellow and plumes of bronze-pink flowers from late summer turning silvery white in autumn.
Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'
An evergreen perennial forming dense, tufts of arching, strap-shaped black leaves. Small spikes of bell-shaped, pale mauve flowers form in summer, followed by glossy, black berries.
Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah'
A clump-forming, deciduous grass with steely-blue leaves taking on tones of violet, purple and red in late summer, forming stiff, dense clumps right throughout the winter. Open panicles of small, purplish-red flowers in late summer and autumn.
Panicum virgatum 'Squaw'
Mounds of green foliage topped by masses of tiny pink-flushed flowers in summer.
Pennisetum alopecuroides
A dense clump-forming grass with narrow green leaves turning pale brown in winter with soft, hairy, green to purple flowers in late summer and early autumn.
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Black Beauty'
A clump-forming grass with arching green leaves producing dark purple to black flowers on tall stems in summer and early autumn.
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln'
A clump-forming, perennial grass with arching, linear leaves and bearing cylindrical panicles of purple-tinged flowers spikes in summer.
Pennisetum villosum
A tufted perennial grass with narrow, linear leaves producing cylindrical, featherly, whitish-green panicles becoming purple as they age.
Stipa gigantea
A large, tufted, evergreen grass with arching linear green leaves and bearing long, oat-like, purplish flowers in summer maturing to gold.
Stipa tenuissima
A versatile, deciduous grass with pale yellow-green, wispy foliage with fluffy plumes of silver-green flowers throughout summer. An ideal plant for creating movement in the garden as the light flower heads sway in the slightest breeze.